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For many years, the numerous financial disclosure requirements imposed upon consumer lenders, at both the State and Federal level, have not crossed over to commercial lending. This could change if California Senate Bill 1235 becomes law. The measure was first proposed by Senator Steve Glazer, and it calls for “providers” of “commercial financing” to provide… Read more »

How is the U.S. Treasury Department going to regulate the financial technology sector now that it’s made such a big impact both in this country and other parts of the world? That’s the question that’s been lingering in the minds of those in the financial industry for months. The thought has been that the Treasury… Read more »

As with many industries, the world of financial services is in a good place. Currently, money is going in, and money is going out, and those who work in the industry are glad to be a part of it. However, there comes a time in every industry when the professionals within it have to look… Read more »

We might like to think we learned a few valuable lessons from the financial crisis of 2008, but new data from the Federal Reserve is raising concerns about the credit habits of American consumers, and the lending practices of their banks. According to a recent report from WalletHub, credit debt in America grew by $92… Read more »

Many economic analysts have been predicting an interest rate hike in the near future, and the latest report from the Federal Reserve suggests it could come as soon as the end of the month. Published on Wednesday, March 7, the report noted “persistent labor market tightness across the United States, with accelerating wage gains in… Read more »